Legal provisions of COM(1995)479-2 - Amendment of the Annex to Council Directive 93/7/EEC on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State

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Article 1

The Annex to Directive No 93/7/EEC shall be amended as follows:

1 in heading A:

(a) point 3 shall be replaced by:

'3. Pictures and paintings, other than those included in Category 3A or 4, executed entirely by hand on any material and in any medium (1)`;

(b) the following point shall be inserted:

'3A. Water-colours, gouaches and pastels executed entirely by hand on any material (1)`;

(c) point 4 shall be replaced by the following:

'4. Mosaics in any material executed entirely by hand, other than those falling in Categories 1 or 2, and drawings in any medium executed entirely by hand on any material (1)`;

2 in heading B:

The following Category shall be inserted:

'30 000

- 3A. (Water colours, gouaches and pastels)`.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive within six months of the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.